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title: "DigitalOcean vs Microsoft Azure: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, DigitalOcean or Microsoft Azure? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cloud hosting platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# DigitalOcean vs Microsoft Azure: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, DigitalOcean or Microsoft Azure? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cloud hosting platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: DigitalOcean and Microsoft Azure
- **Competitive set**: Cloud hosting platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **DigitalOcean Share of Search**: 7.5%
- **Microsoft Azure Share of Search**: 40.1%

## Which is more popular in search, DigitalOcean or Microsoft Azure?

- In August 2026, Microsoft Azure had more branded searches than DigitalOcean among cloud hosting platforms worldwide. Microsoft Azure was estimated to have 2.4M branded searches compared to DigitalOcean’s 457K, and held a 40.1% Share of Search versus DigitalOcean’s 7.5%.
- Microsoft Azure was ahead of DigitalOcean in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, DigitalOcean’s estimated Share of Search among cloud hosting platforms worldwide moved from 3.9% to 7.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 455K to 457K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Microsoft Azure’s estimated Share of Search among cloud hosting platforms worldwide moved from 31.3% to 40.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.7M to 2.4M.

## How did search popularity change for cloud hosting platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Microsoft Azure lost estimated Share of Search among cloud hosting platforms worldwide, from 41.6% to 40.1%.

## Month by month

| Month | DigitalOcean estimated searches | DigitalOcean Share of Search | DigitalOcean rank | Microsoft Azure estimated searches | Microsoft Azure Share of Search | Microsoft Azure rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 455K | 3.9% | 4 | 3.7M | 31.3% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 455K | 6.4% | 4 | 3M | 42.3% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 455K | 7.4% | 4 | 2.4M | 39.9% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 455K | 6.8% | 4 | 3M | 44.9% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 455K | 7.5% | 4 | 2.4M | 40% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 555K | 7.4% | 4 | 3M | 40.2% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 455K | 7.5% | 4 | 2.4M | 40% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 555K | 9% | 4 | 2.4M | 39.4% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 455K | 7.5% | 4 | 2.4M | 40% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 456K | 7.8% | 4 | 2.4M | 41.6% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 457K | 7.5% | 4 | 2.4M | 40.1% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using DigitalOcean’s and Microsoft Azure’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **DigitalOcean**: Measured on the search terms “cloud storage digitalocean”, “digitalocean”, “digitalocean app”, “digitalocean cloud storage”, “digitalocean com”, “digitalocean object storage” and “digitalocean spaces”, summed into one figure.
- **Microsoft Azure**: Measured on the search terms “azure” and “microsoft azure”, summed into one figure.

- [DigitalOcean profile](/demand/global-en/brands/digitalocean)
- [Microsoft Azure profile](/demand/global-en/brands/microsoft-azure)
- [All cloud hosting platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/cloud-hosting-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, DigitalOcean or Microsoft Azure?

In August 2026, Microsoft Azure had more branded searches than DigitalOcean among cloud hosting platforms worldwide. Microsoft Azure was estimated to have 2.4M branded searches compared to DigitalOcean’s 457K, and held a 40.1% Share of Search versus DigitalOcean’s 7.5%.

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